In Perm, three suspects of embezzlement of money were detained under the pretext of fees for the needs of NWO participants. The attackers announced fundraisers in fake Telegram channels, which were conducted on behalf of Margarita Simonyan.

The editor-in-chief of RT went to the police. Now the suspects are on their own recognizance, a criminal case has been opened under the article on fraud. In the last month and a half alone, attackers received more than 7 million rubles from subscribers of fake channels.